The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-29
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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duced allowing motions for new trial TO be made
three days nfter n term Of court closes.
HousE-Bills introduced: Providing that in
| case an executrx marries, the husband shall not
take charge Of an estate; authorizing the i'm
provement Of Winton road; giving wnter.works
companies power to condemn land; authorizing
suits to begin against Bohemian oats companies
In counties where cause Of action arises; pro-
viding for supervisory care OF persons discharged
from the boys and girls Industrial homes; re-
quirng the publication OF unclaimed deposits !;
remitting excessive penalties on delinquent
lands; requiring incorporated companies to pay
employees weekly; regulating the construction
OF Joint dtches; fixing the salaries Of the Of
ficers Of Franklin County. The passage Of the
Green Sunday law was reconsidered.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 10..-Bills passed: Changing
the manner Of electing Managers OF the Agri-
cultural Society in Morgan County; amending
Section 55G36 OF the Revised Statute by chang
ing district to Circuit Court; establishing q
medical board Of examiners and liccnsers to
regulate the practice Of medicine and surgery
in Ohio. The Senate recessed five minutes In
honor OF Ex-Governor Bishop. Senate Joint res
olution by Mr.. Glazier relative to the cele-
bration OF the anniversary OF the settlement OF
Marietta was adopted. The following bills were
introduced: Authorizing the Commissioners of
Pike County to accept turnpike; limiting the
discretion Of defendants when arrested on the
charge Of cruelty to animals. Mr.. Rnnnels Of
fered joint resolution condemning the action
of the Congressional House Committee in re-
fusing TO report favoraby on q bill to pension
the widows OF General John A. Logan and
Frank p. Blair. Tabled under notice to dis
cuss.
HousE.-Mr. Terrell offered Joint resolution
| relative to printing for the State Board Of Agri-
| culture Referred to the Committee on Print
ing. Mr.. Whittlesey offered resolution Of re-
| spect to the memory Of General w. B. Hazen.
| Adopted unanimously The new rules for tho
| government Of the House were adopted Mr..
Pucks bill regulating public warehouses was
| referred to the author rs select committee. A
| recess OF five minutes was taken to receive ex-
| Governor Bishop and ex-Lieutenant Governor
Leo The balance Of the day was spent discuss
ing an amendment to the law to pay for sheep
| killed by dogs.
| COLUMBUS, jan. 2O.-SENATE = Bills intro
duced: Exempting personal earnings of debtors
| for three months and to apply to food, raiment
| or house rent; providing penalty for violation
| OF the State pharmacy law; authorizing corpo-
! rations to engage in other business than that
| for which organized. Bill passed. Increasing
| the number of military companies to one hun
| dred.
HousE-Biils passed: Relieving the Treasur-
| er Of Hamilton County from personal liability
for turning over funds to the Treasurer of Gin
| cinnati; authorizing city councils to extend
the time for completing street railroads; pre-
venting persons from unlawfuly wearing grand
army emblems. Bills introduced: Authorizing
arrest of persons becoming violently insane;
requiring the payment of bounty promised to
soldiers by townships; preventing straw board
works from emptying refuse in streams; giving
justices final jurisdiction In misdemeanor cases;
authorizing city councils to regulate the price
OF natural gus.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 21.-SENATE.-Bllls passed:
Providing that Catharine Travis and minor
daughter can draw funds from the Firemen's Re-
lief Fund, of Cincinnati; making appropriations
for the support Of the common schools. A bill
for the funding Of all money paid into county
treasures as penalties under the Dow LIQUOR
tax law in 1886 The bill authorizes the refund
ing on order of the county auditor The bill re-
lieving the treasurer of Hamilton County and
authorizing him to transfer to the city treasurer
the proportions Of the Dow-tax funds now in the
county treasury to the credit of the police and
poor funds, was read the second time and re-
ferred to the Committee on County Affairs.
HoUsE-Bills passed. Amending the law Of
last spring abolishing the Cincinnati Board Of
Public Works, and creating the Board of Public
Affairs; extending to electric light companies
the same rights and privileges rs telegraph COM
panies; extending the mechanics lien clause to
employees OF oil and gas companies. Bills intro
duced: Bnlarging the duties Of the Bonrd of
State Charities authorizing Hamilton, Butler
County, to issue $4,000 bonds to purchase water
works boilers; compelling the State to pay for
o. N. G. armories' fuel and all other expenses,
ipstead of the county; authorizing Ripley, Brown
Comfy, to buy grounds for park and cemetery.
!. G. CHALFANT, university student from
Turtle Creek, Pa, had leg broken in
three places while coasting at Wooster, by
colliding with an electric light pole.
JOE DUTCH, q notorious thief, while try
ing to escape arrest, in Cincinnati, was
shot by Officer Seegers and seriously
wounded
SHELBY is suffering severely at the hands
OF burglars. They have become very bold
of late.
WHILE out in the woods near Lima cut
ting trees, Frank Graham, aged seven
teen, was crushed to death by a tree
falling on him.
Coal operators formed State organiza-
tion at Columbus, and adjourned to Febru-
ary z, when scale of prices for the COM
ing year will be agreed upon. They
adopted resolutions favoring arbitration
in the settlement of disputes between
miners and operators.
JOHN JONES, who burglarized number
Va fcoiucuCcS near CunLOn, re-
Gently, securing large amount Of valua-
bles, was arrested on the 2lst, and when
searched the greater part of the stolen
was found on him.
The postmaster at Salem applied for the
free delivery service at that office. The
Postmaster General has referred the mat
ter to special agent.
OHIO has lost comparatively few Of its
military men and politicians. Among its
military men are Sherman,
Sheridan, Rosecrans, Buell., Cox, Ewing,
Hayes, Noyes, Keifer, Schenck, Force,
Mitchell, Buckland, Cowen,
Darlington, Robinson, Young and Gros-
venor.
The fourth annual Convention of the
Guard Association of Ohio will be
leld in Columbus, February Is and 16. 1t
desired that commissioned officers in the
State service be present.
The Committee Of One Hundred has dis
covered that nearly $500, 600 of taxes levied
n Hamilton County has not been paid into
he Treasury.
MRS. LUcRETIA BASS, aged eighty-five
ears, Of Center Township, Noble County,
vas burned to death, the other day, by her
lothes catching fire from an open CRATE.
Ter body was terribly burned.
CLARA, a bright ten-year-old daughter of
llex. Hamilton, wealthy farmer south
I Bellaire, left her bed on sonambulistic
our the other night and got away without
l-n.xt l.